The below individuals and organizations have offered to encourage and = support the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) to schedule formal = Advocacy Workshop(s) at the annual meeting in Anaheim, California on = July 19-21, 2002.
The goal of the ACA Advocacy Workshop is to better ensure quality and = affordability of O&P health care services to the consumer and also = provide the opportunity for individuals, organizations and practitioners = to shape the outcomes of quality care in the O & P field.
Jean Galvez, ACA member amputee and consumer,New Jersey
Dwayne Wagner.prosthetic user and consumer, Arizona
Donna Tranter, prosthetic user and consumer
Jeffrey J. Cain MD, Colorado Coalition of Working Amputees
Bill Copeland CP, LP Florida
Paul E. Prusakowski, LPO, President of OANDP.COM, Florida Johnny Morgan II ,CP, Alabama Mary P. Novotny RN,MS Disability Advocate,Educator & Rehabilitation = Consultant Laura Ryder LPO, Florida Chaz Holder, MD,PhD, Cumberland Amputee Network,North Carolina George Boyer, amputee, United Amputee Services Association, Florida Jeff A, Zeller,BOCP,RTP, California Jim Fitzpatrick,CP, California Josephine Raczkowski, Perpetual Motion, Support Group Leader Karen Gardner Monr,PT ACA Region J Rep/Colorado Unlimited Connection = Amputee Anita Kliber, prosthetic user,consumer North Carolina Bob Brown, Sr. CPO, FAAOP New York Kim Doolan, amputee and Southwest Director Barr Foundation Texas Michael J. Allen ,CPO, LPO, FAAOP, National Association For the = Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics, President Phil Tamoush/ACA Director member California Al Pike CP / Amputee Resources/Amputee Rehab Services Minnesota, = President George Velasquez /ACA member Georgia James Prial / Stumps R’ Us California California Russ Estes/Amputee Information Exchange, President California Anthony T. Barr/ Barr Foundation, President Florida Jim Moore / United Amputee Services Association, President, Florida Perla Patricia Bustamante Corona/ Fundation Paso Firme, President Wayne Renardson / Moderator of Amp-L Listserve at University of = Washington Joyce Arthur,RN, ACA Region D Representative IN,MI,MN,WI Betty Thompson/ACA Region E Rep/Amputee Foundation of Greater Atlanta Carolyn Ward LPN-PPA, Augusta Maine John “Jay” Burns III,CP, Amputee Information Exchange California Terry Supan, CPO, LPO, ABC Licensure Committee Chairman Illinois Eddy Fuentes CPO, Shriners Children’s Hospital Missouri Carol A. Sheredos, PT, MA/User and Physical Therapist / Researcher = Maryland Stacey Asby, prosthetic user and consumer Ray Cunningham /Founder,Chairman of The Prosthetics For Diabetics = Foundation Linda McLaren, PT /Clinical Resource Physiotherapist Bill Guthrie, amputee Okmulgee Oklahoma Gaylord Panske, 3rd District Commander/Disabled American Veterans Assoc.
Any individual or organization, that may like to participate and or = would suppport ACA to schedule a Advocacy Workshop , please respond to the appropiate listserve or to me privately [email protected] Additional supporters will be posted to this Listserve every few=20 days. Please include your membership affiliations and any credentials = you may hold and/or would like next to your name. Thank you, Tony Barr Barr Foundation www.oandp.com/barr
